NARFE Configuration Advisory Board (CAB) NARFE CAB We have a full year of activity. Spring, 2013 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

NAIC Recommendation NARFE Information Technology Advisory Committee (NIAC) Formed January, 2011 Final Report Delivered July 1,2011 Presentation at National Executive Board Meeting on July 20, 2011 CAB grew out of a recommendation of the NAIC report CAB started meeting in December, 2011. CAB can be viewed as picking up where the NAIC left off The CAB was formed as a direct result of the NAIC report so we need to talk a little about that committee first. NAIC had a broad mandate to look at IT and related activities. The committee quickly decided that membership related issues were critical and focused on short term recommendations that would help retention. 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

CAB Basics CAB established Fall of 2011 One CAB member for each of the ten regions Pat Dempsey (Region II Representative) Chair Reports to the National Vice President, Paul Carew Monthly meetings beginning December, 2011 CAB Members National Vice President National Treasurer Headquarters IT Staff We generally meet on the second Monday of the month. All meetings are online. 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

CAB Members Region I………Sheldon Cooper Region II……..Pat Dempsey Region III.......William Leatham Region IV…….Patricia Gaines Region V……..Bonna Cunningham Region VI….…Dorothy Creswell Region VII…...Nancy Carlson-Gotts Region VIII…..Werner Gumpert Region IX….…Bob Conquergood Region X……..Charles Pratt 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

CAB Activities General Activities 2012 Activities 2013 Activities Continue to work with headquarters on the Online Activity Module (OAM) Discuss the general direction of NARFE IT Change Management 2012 Activities Charter Recommendation on Access to NARFE data Position Code Recommendations and Documentation 2013 Activities Usability Long Term Recommendations 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

Change Management CAB solicits and manage proposals for change to IT Evaluates proposed changes Makes recommendations to headquarters Creates a transparent process – see the CAB Website Process Submit change requests directly to CAB Member or via Website Requests added to CAB blog for comments by CAB members Requests discussed at CAB meeting When a decision is made the category is changed on the blog from “Proposal – Pending” to “Proposal – Final” 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

CAB Charter - 2012 Document CAB functions “The overall objective of the CAB is to make recommendations that increase the operational efficiency and usefulness of the NARFE IT infrastructure and management” The charter defined Eleven Goals with Twenty-two Objectives A Separate Document Identified Deliverables The amount of work will require years We will review the objectives and deliverables periodically 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

Access of Data 2012 Expand Update Authority for F7/F7A President Vice President Secretary Secretary/Treasurer Membership Chair Expand Read Access to all members shown on F7/F7A 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

Position Codes 2012 Use of the F7 and F7A by National Used to determine access to data Used to send information from national to specific members Documentation of Positions on F7 & F7A Provide enough information to help people filling out the forms Not intended to replace local by-laws Recommend Updating the list of Positions on F7 & F7A Remove positions that need neither access nor receive information Add positions that have become common in chapters and federations that need access 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

Activities in 2013 Usability Long Range Recommendations Major recommendation by NIAC Will receive more attention in 2013 Reviewing new processes Review of existing processes Long Range Recommendations Start discussions in 2013 Be finished prior to national convention in 2014 Ongoing activities Change Management Communication between national and others 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

CAB Website Your Gateway to the CAB CAB Blog Short Summary of Monthly Meeting Individual blog entries for requests to change IT Pending Status Final Status Posts from various CAB Members Links to important documents Working Documents Final Documents Training 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

Getting to the CAB Web Site Go to NARFE.ORG and Enter as a Member 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

Getting to the CAB Web Site Click on Officer Resources 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

Getting to the CAB Web Site Scroll down to the bottom of the Officer Resources Page 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

Getting to the CAB Web Site Click on CAB Activities 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

The CAB Home Page 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

The CAB Home Page The “CAB Blog” will be shown later. “Contact CAB Members” allows you to send an email. This is how you can make requests to changes the IT. “Other Important Links” contains documents used by the CAB. 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

The CAB Blog 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

CAB Blog Hints The top two items describe themselves. If you click on a category you will only see those blog entries with that category. As an example, clicking on the “CAB Meeting” category will give you a series of short blogs about each CAB meeting while hiding the other blogs entries 2/2/2013 Version 0.2

Thank You Any questions now – please ask Any questions later – you can find your CAB member on the CAB Website 2/2/2013 Version 0.2